A movie that will change your attitude about fuel forever.

Before the free screening of PUMP at 6:30 p.m., join us for a free Alternative Fuels and Gas-Saving Technologies Auto Expo from 4-6 p.m. in the parking lot at The Depot (across the street from the library).

Bud Werner Memorial Library and the Yampa Valley Sustainability Council are assembling a variety of alternative fuel vehicles for you to peruse, with experts on hand to answer all your burning fuel questions.

These are some of the cars we have confirmed so far, but we want to know what else is out there, Steamboat!

• A 2015 Porsche Cayenne SUV plug-in electric hybrid
• A 2013 Nissan Leaf
• A 2014 Ford C-Max plug-in hybrid
• A 2015 Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid electric courtesy of Eagle County government
• A hydrogen fuel Hummer from Intergalactic Hydrogen
• A hybrid bus courtesy of the city of Steamboat Springs
• A biodiesel-fueled VW Beetle courtesy of local resident Susan Holland 
• A hybrid diesel/recycled-cooking-oil Mercedes courtesy of Paul Potyen
• A Honda Insight
• A propane-powered school bus courtesy of the Steamboat Springs School District
• A 2013 Ford F250 bi-fuel CNG/gasoline pickup courtesy of Lou Wyman
• Two Yuba elBoda Boda electric bikes
• We will also have information about Biodiesel and the EV station going in this summer. 

Do you have a cool alternative fuel/technology vehicle? Do you know someone else who has one? Bring it to the show and share it with our community! Please contact the library at 970.367.4917 if you have a car to share at the Expo.

A free screening of PUMP starts at 6:30 p.m. in Library Hall.

About the film
PUMP is an inspiring, eye-opening documentary that tells the story of America’s addiction to oil, from Standard Oil’s illegal tactics to the monopoly oil companies enjoy today. The film explains clearly and simply how we can end this monopoly — and finally win choice at the pump.

The New York Times  says, "The arguments have an appealing logic for those concerned about the environment....the movie goes beyond alarmism with solutions that on the surface would seem to find common ground between environmental advocacy and unfettered capitalism.”

The Hollywood Reporter says, “The historical overview they provide is insightful and lucid … The headline is that most cars on today’s roads could easily run on non-petroleum fuels that are cheaper, cleaner and more plentiful than gasoline. At the heart of the doc is ultra-practical information with the potential to galvanize a broad audience. Their [the directors’] thesis transcends red-state/blue-state polarities. Issues of sustainability, geopolitical security and dollars-and-cents pragmatism all figure into writer Johnny O’Hara’s narration, delivered by Jason Bateman in friendly educator mode. The shift from quiet how-we-got-here outrage to hope, in the form of hands-on specifics, torques PUMP and gives it momentum."
 

Run time: 88 min.

Thanks to the Steamboat Springs Arts Council for generous use of their parking lot during the Aternative Fuels Car Expo.

Support for this film screening is provided by the non-partisan Fuel Freedom Foundation.